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Date: 2023-12-03 03:42 pm (UTC)I find "non-religious" a tricky one - I love Swedish winter holiday traditions, but they are mingled pre-Christian and Christian, so I guess they're all out... And I love the Japanese New Year's traditions, but they have Buddhist & Shinto elements to them?
So, I think: Midsummer! It's the most important Swedish holiday after Christmas, and it's 100% a Solstice celebration that Christianity never quite wrestled away from its pagan origins. (They tried to make it John The Baptist Day, but that very much did not catch on in Sweden.) My two family never actually had (or followed) any traditions (and sometimes weren't even in Sweden for it), but I love that we take time off to celebrate simply because it's summer, and light. So even if I don't do any of the traditional things, I always really enjoy getting a Friday off in June because the days are at their longest, and the nights at their shortest.
And this year I'm planning to start a tradition of New Year's Cleaning, which is a thing in both Japan and China. It's so nice to feel like your year is starting off with everything clean and tidy; no chores weighing on your mind.